Jose Rizal: Life, Works, and Writings of a Genius, Writer, Scientist, and a National Hero

A classic, biography of the Philippines' National Hero, this book revises the previous edition written for the Jose Rizal Centennial with fresh insights, new data, and new appendices. One of the best-selling books on Rizal, this volume contains new information about the conditions in Rizal's times, the attempt on his life in Dapitan, his prophetic views about the Philippines, and other data. In particular, it corrects the impression that Rizal had been a "colonial-made hero," and affirms that he was a hero for all seasons and for all people - Filipinos, Spaniards, and Americans, Germans, Austrians, Malays, Indonesians, etc. His famous diary, essay, letters, and also poems are found either in excerpt or in entirety. His famous novels and incomplete works are also discussed within. Table of Contents Preface Preface to the Centennial Edition Prologue: Rizal and His Times 1. Advent of a National Hero 2. Childhood Years in Calamba 3. Early Education in Calamba and Biñan 4. Scholastic Triumphs at Ateneo de Manila (1872-1877) 5. Medical Studies at the University of Santo Tomas (1877-1882) 6. In Sunny Spain (1882-1885) 7. Paris to Berlin (1885-1887) 8. Noli Me Tangere Published in Berlin (1887) 9. Rizal's Grand Tour of Europe with Viola (1887) 10. First Homecoming, 1887-1888 11. In Hongkong and Macao, 1888 12. Romantic Interlude in Japan (1888) 13. Rizal's Visit to the United States (1888) 14. Rizal in London (1888-1889) 15. Rizal's Second Sojourn in Paris and the Universal Exposition of 1889 16. In Belgian Brussels (1890) 17. Misfortunes in Madrid (1890-1891) 18. Biarritz Vacation and Romance with Nelly Boustead (1891) 19. El Filibusterismo Published in Ghent (1891) 20. Opthalmic Surgeon in Hong Kong (1891-1892) 21. Second Homecoming and the Liga Filipina 22. Exile in Dapitan, 1892-1896 23. Last Trip Abroad (1896) 24. Last Homecoming and Trial 25. Martyrdom at Bagumbayan Appendix A - Who made Jose Rizal our Foremost National Hero, and Why? Appendix B - Memoirs of a Student in Manila 1. My Birth-Early Years 2. My Life Away From My Parents My Suffering 3. From January 1871 to June, 1872 4. 1872-1875 5. Two Years in College 6. April to December 1877 7. From January to December 1878 8. My First Reminiscence Appendix C - To the Young Women of Malolos Appendix D - The Indolence of the Filipinos Appendix E - The Philippines a Century Hence Appendix F - Last Farewell SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX Life, works, and writings of Jose Rizal, a Philippine national hero.